1. (1) Certified Laboratory. A Certified Laboratory may submit to the Department analytical results for compliance purposes for those analytes for which it is certified.

2. (2) Provisionally Certified Laboratory.

   1. (a) A Provisionally Certified Laboratory may analyze drinking water samples for compliance purposes for those analytes for which it is certified.
   2. (b) The public water system shall be given written notification of the certification status.
   3. (c) The certification status shall be noted on all applicable analyte result reports.
   4. (d) The certification will not be issued if the Department determines the laboratory cannot perform an analysis within the acceptance limits specified by the EPA Method, by EPA regulations, or by the EPA Manual for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water.

3. (3) Interim Certification.

   1. (a) A laboratory may be granted Interim Certification if the laboratory has the appropriate instrumentation, is using the approved methods, has adequately trained personnel to perform the analyses, and has satisfactorily analyzed PE samples for the analytes in question.
   2. (b) The public water system shall be given written notification of the certification status.
   3. (c) The certification status shall be noted on all analyte results reports for which it is relevant.
4. (4) Not Certified. A laboratory that is not certified shall not submit analytical results to the Department for compliance purposes for the relevant parameters.

Author: Aubrey H. White III, James M. Arnold

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §22-23-49.

History: New Rule: Filed November 7, 1997; effective December 12, 1997. Amended: Filed February 6, 2002; effective March 13, 2002. Repealed: Filed October 23, 2012; effective November 27, 2012. New Rule: Published April 30, 2021; effective June 14, 2021.